1st Year Examination

Sub- English    F.M- 50  Time - 1 hr. 30 minutes 
1.Answer any 3 questions within 40 words each. (3×3) 
i) What were the three questions that occurred to the king? What answers did the king get for his third question? 
ii) Who is Khairi? How did the writer come to know about Khairi? 
iii)What kind of family did Mr. Chaudhury have and What was his relationship with different animals? iv)Why did the wounded person desire to serve the king as his most faithful slave? 
2. Answer any 05 questions within 30 words each.(2×5)              
i) How did the friend encourage the poet? 
ii)How does the poet cherish the memory of her friend? 
iii) How does the poet value her friendship? 
iv) Why does she call her friend extra special? v)What is the poet’s final wish? 
vi) How and when does the poet recall his friends? 
vii) Explain : “I’ve seen around me fall, Like leaves in wintry weather;” 
3. Choose the correct options.   (1×10)
i) Who was Jambu? 
(a) a monkey. (b) a bear. © a sloth bear. (d) a donkey
ii)Who was Saroj Raj Chaudhury?   
(a) Indian Police Service officer. 
(b) Indian Foreign Service officer 
© Indian Forest Service officer. 
(d) a low cadre forest official 
iii) King Midas was a lover of more than anything else in the world. 
(a) Silver. (b) platinum. © gold. (d) Diamond 
iv) King Midas tried a spoonful of coffee, to see if it was sweet enough. But it had become : 
(a) poison. (b) sour. © liquid gold. (d) bitter
v)How did the king help the hermit?  
A) Cooked for him. B) Dug the ground 
C) Read stories D) Built a hut 
vi) What did the hermit say is the most important time?  
A) Yesterday. B) Tomorrow C) Now. D) Morning 
vii) How was the night that the poet refers to? 
(a) stormy. (b) stilly. © shivering. (d) snowy. 
viii) How did his friends leave this world? 
(a) like a journey to heaven. 
© like everybody in this world. 
(b) like leaves in winter weather. 
(d) none of the above. 
ix) What do you mean by the word ‘slumber’? 
(a) deep breathe. (b) deep sleep. 
© deep thought.   (d) deep voice. 
x) The poet says that this friendship is so_________ to her. 
(a) valuable     (b) important. 
© worthwhile  (d) precious
 
4. Vocabulary Skills.                     (1×10) 
i) Fill in the blanks with the verbs from which the following nouns have been. 
a)speech _______________. 
b)thought _______________ 
c)excitement _______________. 
d)collection ________________ 
e)service _______________ 
ii) Fill in the blanks with the adjectival forms of the following nouns: 
a)palace ___________. 
b)magic ___________ 
c)spectacle ___________ 
d)comfort ____________. 
e)passion ____________ 
5. Write the name of the Tense of the following sentences. (1×6) 
a)She has been working on this project since last year. 
b)He is always complaining about his luck. 
c)I will have completed the work before sunset. d)They were watching TV when the lights went out. 
e)She had a nice African dog in her old house. 
f) Bipasa tells wonderful stories to her friends. 
6. Write one of the following topics in about 100 words. (5×1)
 a) Life in village 
 b) An Indian farmer
 c) Winter season 
                                 All the best 😊

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